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Cree, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of LED chips, components and lighting products. In 2010, it recorded revenues of over $1 billion, gross profit of around $500 million and had market share of ...
On Tuesday, Cree announced its completely revamped lineup of LED bulbs, many of which hit that $5 mark. “We have redesigned everything from the ground up,” Al Safarikas, vice president of ...
Cree Inc. invaded the consumer lighting market with less pricey, USA-made quality LED bulbs that now have its competitors scrambling. The bulbs, which are sold exclusively at Home Depot ...
That's a lot of lights, and upstart LED manufacturer Cree wants to get in on the action with its new T8 LED, a tubular bulb designed to fit into 90 percent of existing T-8 fluorescent ballasts ...
Cree's new LED bulbs will be available in 40- and 60-watt equivalent models, putting out 460 and 815 lumens, respectively. They will also each come in soft white (2700K) and daylight (5000K) color ...
LED maker Cree announced this week that it had achieved a new record in terms of lighting efficiency, harvesting 303 lumens per watt from a white high power LED at room temperature. This ...
That said, Cree isn't the only LED maker that's recently taken big steps forward. For example, GE's 100W replacement costs just a dollar more, and offers that same decade-long warranty along with ...
outdoor LED specialist that Cree acquired for around $525 million in August. Cree’s profits plunged 78 percent, to $12.8 million, echoing a profits squeeze that lighting giant Philips also ...
Building on the success of the CR Series LED troffer, Cree, Inc. is announcing the new AR Series LED Architectural troffer, delivering soft, high-quality light with exceptional efficacy of 100 lumens ...
He noted that LED revenue was “in line with our expectations.” Durham-based Wolfspeed – then known as Cree – sold off its two LED-focused business groups in order to concentrate on ...
LED lighting manufacturer Cree has outed its latest bulb, a 100W-equivalent that the company claims is the first to look just like a traditional incandescent bulb. Promising 1600 lumens of light ...
Durham semiconductor company Cree said Wednesday that it will change its name to Wolfspeed, highlighting the company’s decision over the past few years to transition from LED lighting to ...